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💸 Ending money's use 🎮 Removing game currency 📵 No ad earnings
demonetization

demonetization

7.5
The act of stopping a channel from earning money on a website
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːˌmɒnɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Texting
translation icon : desmonetización
  • The recent demonetization of many YouTube channels has caused widespread concern among content creators.

But clearly it's no secret that the demonetization is still running rampant on YouTube.

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Examples

  • Creators must adapt to the frequent demonetization of their content to ensure they can still make a profit online.

  • But clearly it's no secret that the demonetization is still running rampant on YouTube.

    Gus Johnson

  • After the demonetization policy was implemented, several popular videos could no longer earn any revenue.

Antonyms

monetization
  • Texting
6 4.7

Turning content into money using ads or subscriptions

Surface Forms

demonetization singular
demonetizations plural

Morphology

demonetization = demonetize (semi-transparent) = de + monet + ize + ation

The suffix '-ation' straightforwardly forms an action noun from the verb 'demonetize'.

Etymology

Demonetization comes from the parts de- 'remove' and monet 'money', the same root as the word money. For online content it means removing a channel's or video's ability to earn money.